LAS VEGAS (AP) On a night when top goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made his long-anticipated return to the Vegas Golden Knights, it was his Carolina counterpart who grabbed the headlines.

Cam Ward earned his 300th career win Tuesday when Phillip Di Giuseppe's goal in the fifth round of a shootout lifted the Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over Vegas.

"It's something I've been striving for, for a while, and was very fortunate to get it tonight," said Ward, whose first career win was also in a shootout. "I'm just really thankful for the opportunities I've been given throughout my entire career, to be able to stay in the same organization for 13 years and get those 300 wins."